Knights vs Lions, 7th Match, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 2026-27

Grey CollegeThu 17 Sep 2026, 1:30 PM IST

Knights Yet to bat
Lions Yet to bat

Match info

Match
Knights vs Lions, 7th Match
Series
CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 2026-27
Format
First Class
Date
Thursday, 17 September 2026
Start
1:30 PM IST · 10:00 AM local
Venue
Grey College, Bloemfontein

KNI vs LIO Recent Form

Knights0 won · 1 lostlast 1
  1. Lv NWD
Lions0 won · 0 lostlast 1
  1. Dv BOL

KNI vs LIO Head to Head

These teams have not met in a Test match on our records.

KNI vs LIO Team Records

At Grey College

Knights
0Won
1Lost
0No result
L

Last 1 Test match here

Lions

First Test match here on our records.

In CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 2026-27

Knights
0Won
1Lost
0No result

Average score230

Top scorerGihahn Cloete 134

Top wicket-takerMalusi Siboto 7

Lions
0Won
0Lost
1No result

Average score313

Top scorerRyan Rickelton 176

Top wicket-takerJJ Basson 11

KNI vs LIO Key Players

Top performers from their last match

Knightsvs NWD, 10 Sep
Lionsvs BOL, 10 Sep

Players in form

Knightslast 1 Test matches

Batting

Bowling

Lionslast 1 Test matches

Batting

Bowling

KNI vs LIO Pitch Report

Grey College, Bloemfontein

All eyes will be on the pitch at Grey College once the covers come off.

The average first-innings score here is 251.

This has been a seamers' ground: pace bowlers have taken 74% of the wickets here (25 of 34). Seamers have gone at 2.79 an over and spinners at 2.90.

Grey College Record

1Test matches
251Avg 1st innings
228Avg 2nd innings
1Won batting first
0Won chasing
251Highest 1st inns

This season at Grey College

2nd MatchResult
North West Dragons251 & 344 (98.4)
Knights228 & 232 (81)
North West Dragons won by 135 runs

Full ground record

More CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 2026-27 matches

5th MatchResult
North West Dragons642/4 (150)
Boland596/9 (186.1)
Match drawn
6th MatchResult
Western Province376 & 281/7 (79)
Dolphins401 & 212 (55)
Western Province won by 44 runs
8th MatchAbandoned
Warriors
Titans
1st MatchResult
Warriors347 & 96/4 (26.5)
Western Province143 & 145/1 (51)
Match drawn
2nd MatchResult
North West Dragons251 & 344 (98.4)
Knights228 & 232 (81)
North West Dragons won by 135 runs
3rd MatchResult
Lions314 & 312/8 (102.5)
Boland348 & 135/4 (38)
Match drawn

All fixtures and results

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